How many Bonmarché stores are there in the UK?
December 2020 RSM Restructuring Advisory has been appointed to handle Bonmarches’ second administration. A resuce deal is to be seeked. In the meantime, all 225 stores remain open and no redundancies are to occur. The brand struggles with rising costs among dwindling footfall on UK high streets.
Is Bonmarché still in business?
Value retailer Bonmarche has been bought out of administration, securing more than 500 jobs. The fashion chain has been acquired by Purepay Retail, which on Tuesday also snapped up Edinburgh Woollen Mill and interiors brand Ponden Home.
How many Bonmarché stores are there?
Bonmarché sells through over 300 stores, including nearly 50 concessions, a fully responsive website and a mail-order catalogue, with a digital version introduced in 2017.
Which EWM stores have been saved?
Retail chains Edinburgh Woollen Mill, Ponden Home and Bonmarché have been saved from administration, in a move that will protect 2,000 high street jobs.
Who owns Bonmarché now?
Edinburgh Woollen MillBonmarché / Parent organization
Are Bonmarché and peacocks the same company?
Bonmarché (/bɒnmɑːrˈʃeɪ/ bon-mar-SHAY) is a clothing retailer based in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. The business was founded in 1982, and was acquired by the Peacock Group in July 2002.
Is Bonmarché for old ladies?
Beth Butterwick says she immediately made it her mission to woo the older shopper. ‘At Bonmarché our mantra is to make women over 50 feel fabulous at fantastic prices,’ she says. ‘Our typical customer is in her early to mid-60s, so we focus on fit and style that’s relevant to those ladies rather than the younger women.
What happened to EWM?
November 7: EWM Group confirmed that two of its retail brands – Edinburgh Woollen Mill and Ponden Home – fell into administration. The group permanently closed 56 Edinburgh Woollen Mill stores along with eight Ponden Home shops, axing 866 jobs and putting a further 1821 jobs under threat.
Is Edinburgh Wool closing?
A deal has been agreed for the sale of the Edinburgh Woollen Mill, Ponden Home and Bonmarché chains, which were on the brink of closure. The businesses went into administration last year after a collapse in sales due to the pandemic. Almost 2,000 staff will be kept on but as many as 260 stores could close.
Which EWM stores are saved?
The high street retailers Edinburgh Woollen Mill, Ponden Home and Bonmarché have been bought out of administration in a rescue deal, which will save almost 2,500 jobs and 300 stores.
Is Edinburgh Woollen closing down?
Are Edinburgh wool still trading?
EWM Group, which owns Peacocks, Jaeger, Bonmarché, and the eponymous Edinburgh Woollen Mill, collapsed into administration last year. The retailers were subsequently bought back by an international investment consortium, backed by EWM’s chief operating officer Steve Simpson.